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PixelfedPick
Service7.1k
Photo sharing without ads or tracking, on independent servers that also talk to Mastodon.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Provider can read it
- Account needed
- Free
- Android
- iPhone
- Web
Mastodon
Service in Social media
Ad-free social network made of independent servers; your timeline is chronological, not picked by an algorithm.
Posts are public and direct messages aren't end-to-end encrypted; your server's admin can see them.
Privacy passport
3 of 5 checks- No trackingYesNo ads and no third-party trackers or analytics.
- Open sourceYesApps and server code are public, so anyone can check them.
- Only you can read itNoThe provider can technically read your data, even if it promises not to.
- No accountNeededYou need an account to use it.
- FreeYesFree to use.
Where it stands among 13 social networks
No tracking
Yes
No
Not stated
Open source
Yes
Only you can read it
Partly
No
Not applicable
No account
Yes
No
Free
Yes
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LemmyPick
Service14.6k
Reddit-style link sharing and discussion across independent communities, with voting and no ads.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Provider can read it
- Account needed
- Free
- Web
PeerTube
Self-hosted15.4k
Open video platform made of independent servers that follow each other; watch without an account or host your own.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Provider can read it
- Account optional
- Free
- Android
- iPhone
- Web
Loops
Service460
Short video app on the fediverse from the makers of Pixelfed, with no ads and a feed you can follow across servers.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Provider can read it
- Account needed
- Free
- Android
- iPhone
- Web
PieFed
Service
Reddit-like forum software that joins the same network as Lemmy, with extra tools for filtering and moderation.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Provider can read it
- Account needed
- Free
- Web
Mbin
Service429
Community-run platform that mixes Reddit-style threads and microblog posts, connected to Lemmy and Mastodon.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Provider can read it
- Account needed
- Free
- Web